The Tigray rebel forces fighting Ethiopia’s federal army say they will release 4,000 prisoners of war as part of an amnesty. The Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front announced the release on Twitter Friday, amid an escalating war of words between Ethiopian and Tigray region officials over provocations and preparations for another round of full-blown war. The Tigray forces decided to release 4,208 prisoners of war with an amnesty, out of which 401 are women, according to the tweet. “Most of them were captured (in fighting) outside of the Tigray region, and others joined the fight in a forced conscr…